Choose Royal Alchemist
Choose Royal Alchemist if you want a Strategy and RPG experience. Royal Alchemist launched in 2020.
Royal Alchemist vs Celestia: Chain of Fate
Royal Alchemist and Celestia: Chain of Fate both land in Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Simulation games on Steam. Royal Alchemist (2020) is 4 years older than Celestia: Chain of Fate (2024). Royal Alchemist scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Celestia: Chain of Fate (83.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Celestia: Chain of Fate
Choose Celestia: Chain of Fate if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Celestia: Chain of Fate launched in 2024.
Both Royal Alchemist and Celestia: Chain of Fate sit in Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Royal Alchemist |  Celestia: Chain of Fate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, RPG | Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 16.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.4% positive (243 reviews) | 83.3% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nifty Visuals | Agate |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Royal Alchemist (2020) is 4 years older than Celestia: Chain of Fate (2024).
- Royal Alchemist scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Celestia: Chain of Fate (83.3% positive).
- Celestia: Chain of Fate is currently ~18% cheaper on Steam than Royal Alchemist (16.49 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Celestia: Chain of Fate is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Royal Alchemist has no Deck rating yet.
Royal Alchemist vs Celestia: Chain of Fate — FAQ
- Should I play Royal Alchemist or Celestia: Chain of Fate first?
- If you want chronology, Royal Alchemist (2020) came out before Celestia: Chain of Fate (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Royal Alchemist and Celestia: Chain of Fate similar?
- They overlap on Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.